{"id":374,"date":"2013-10-10T11:39:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-10T11:39:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=374"},"modified":"2013-10-10T11:39:28","modified_gmt":"2013-10-10T11:39:28","slug":"victoria-park-is-englands-most-popular-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/victoria-park-is-englands-most-popular-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Park is England\u2019s most popular park"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Victoria\"<\/a>Thousands of people voted to find the most-loved park in Britain with Victoria Park coming in at second place.
\nVictoria Park in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, along with eight other parks in the borough was up against 1,448 parks fighting to be crowned the People\u2019s Choice for 2013-14.
\nThis year\u2019s winner, Margam Country Park in Wales, is home to the 19th century Tudor Margam Castle and a deer park set in a thousand acres of countryside.
\nThe top 25 green spaces also featured Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park & Ackroyd Drive Green Link Nature Reserve in the borough which contains several English Heritage Grade 2 listed Monument.
\nMayor of Tower Hamlets, Lutfur Rahman, said: \u201cA record number of parks and green spaces in our borough have been awarded the Green Flag Award for maintaining the highest possible standards and providing excellent spaces to local people.
\n\u201cHaving two of our local spaces in the top 25 people\u2019s choice listing is a true testament to the hard work put in by staff and local residents. Our parks and open spaces are a vital part of the community providing essential play and leisure facilities; I am delighted Victoria Park remains amongst the top parks in the nation.\u201d
\nVictoria Park which has won the Green Flag Award three years running continues to grow in popularity after its recent refurbishment which saw the restoration of historic monuments, new play equipment, the creation of a new community facility and caf\u00e9, a new skate park and better sporting facilities as well as the reintroduction of a Chinese Pagoda.
\nCabinet member for culture, Cllr Rania Khan, said: \u201cOver the summer our parks were full of families taking advantage of our excellent facilities and events. I am pleased to hear that Victoria Park has performed very well and the national recognition shows our dedication to provide high quality spaces.\u201d
\nCabinet member for environment, Cllr Shahed Ali, added: \u201cWe have over 120 parks and green spaces in the borough from small pocket parks to larger historic spaces. Our parks are important to our residents and we have invested heavily to make them a place for local people to enjoy.\u201d
\nVictoria Park was created in 1847 after a public outcry for green space for the growing East End population.
\nToday the historic park has matured to host over four thousand trees, numerous lakes, a boating pond, playgrounds and a range of space for sporting activities.<\/p>\n

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